“We’ve had a hard time getting people out to even come to our association meetings,” Carey told News 2. “So neighborhood watch, other community activities, people just don’t want to get involved it seems like.”

Carey says a few years ago there were a couple shootings in her neighborhood. She says she’s lived in Provincetown for years, and when the shootings happened, people became more proactive and she says she saw a difference.

“Certain crimes have gone down and I really believe it’s because our community has stepped up,” said Carey. “They are watching out for each other and stepping up and calling the police and letting other people in our neighborhood know through our Facebook group.”

She’d like to see more action, though.

“It would bring the neighborhood together,” said Carey. “It lets you know people are out there in your community that care and are looking out for you.”

Carey says her neighborhood’s Facebook page has helped but would still like to see more people get involved.

Dowell said over the phone she believes crime would go down if there were more neighborhood watch groups in Antioch.